Certified returns for every federal race in Iowa in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 6 of 6 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Democratic
828,940
53.9%
Republican
682,379
44.4%
Peace and Freedom
8,014
0.5%
Write-in
6,737
0.4%
Libertarian
4,590
0.3%
Constitution
4,445
0.3%
Green
1,423
0.1%
Socialist Workers Party
292
0.0%
Socialist
182
0.0%
Party for Socialism and Liberation
121
0.0%
Total
1,537,123
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Tom Harkin
Democrat
941,665
62.7%
Christopher Reed
Republican
560,006
37.3%
Write-in
1,247
0.1%
Total
1,502,918
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bruce L. Braley
Democrat
186,991
64.6%
David Hartsuch
Republican
102,439
35.4%
Total
289,430
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
David Loebsack
Democrat
175,218
57.2%
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican
118,778
38.8%
Wendy Barth
Green
6,664
2.2%
Brian White
No Party Affiliation
5,437
1.8%
Total
306,097
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Leonard L. Boswell
Democrat
176,904
56.4%
Kim Schmett
Republican
132,136
42.1%
Frank V. Forrestal
Socialist Workers Party
4,599
1.5%
Total
313,639
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Tom Latham
Republican
185,458
60.6%
Becky Greenwald
Democrat
120,746
39.4%
Total
306,204
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Steve King
Republican
159,430
59.8%
Rob Hubler
Democrat
99,601
37.4%
Victor Vara
Independent
7,406
2.8%
Total
266,437
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.